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6 June 2019

Catholic sex abuse: Brothers say priest 'crushed my soul and spirit'

Two brothers have returned to a Catholic church where they experienced harrowing child abuse at the hands of a priest. Mike Ledingham​ launched his book The Catholic Boys on the church steps at Our Lady of the Assumption in Auckland's Onehunga on Saturday. Huddled under umbrellas, the former SAS soldier, 68, and his brother Chris spoke to friends, family and a Māori healer who came to cleanse the clergy house.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/113113796/he-crushed-my-soul-and-spirit-brothers-speak-out-about-catholic-priests-abuse